SB528: Bill Text

SB528,6,14 343.16 (2) (cm) Motorcycle waiver. The department shall waive the driving skills test of a person applying for authorization to operate "Class M" vehicles if the applicant holds an instruction permit under s. 343.07 (4) and has successfully completed a basic rider course approved by the department.

SB528, s. 7 Section 7. 343.30 (1j) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,6,17 343.30 (1j) Upon conviction of a person for violating s. 346.18, the court shall suspend the violator's operating privilege as follows:

SB528,6,19 (a) For a period of 30 days, if the offense resulted in bodily harm to another but did not result in great bodily harm or the death of another.

SB528,6,21 (b) For a period of 90 days, if the offense resulted in great bodily harm to another but did not result in the death of another.

SB528,6,22 (c) For a period of 9 months, if the offense resulted in the death of another.

SB528, s. 8 Section 8. 343.61 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,7,5 343.61 (6) (c) Includes information on motorcycle awareness, as approved by a recognized motorcycle safety and awareness organization, and pedestrian and bicycle awareness, as approved by a recognized pedestrian and bicycle safety and awareness organization. This subdivision does not apply unless the materials that provide information on motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle awareness are donated to the department of transportation by one or more recognized safety and awareness organizations.

SB528, s. 9 Section 9. 345.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB528,7,13 345.60 (1) Except as provided in sub. (3) subs. (3) and (4), in addition to or in lieu of other penalties provided by law for violation of chs. 346 to 348, the trial court may in its judgment of conviction order the convicted person to attend, for a certain number of school days, a traffic safety school whose course and mode of instruction is approved by the secretary, subject to sub. (4), and which is conducted by the police department of the municipality, by the sheriff's office of the county, or by any regularly established safety organization.

SB528, s. 10 Section 10. 345.60 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,7,19 345.60 (4) If a person is convicted of violating s. 346.18 or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.18, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, a court shall order the person to attend a school under sub. (1), which shall acquaint the person with vehicle right-of-way rules and provide instruction on motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle awareness.

SB528, s. 11 Section 11. 346.22 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB528,7,24 346.22 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), (c), (d), or (e), any person violating s. 346.18 or 346.20 (1) may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $50 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

SB528, s. 12 Section 12. 346.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,8,4 346.22 (1) (c) If a person violates s. 346.18 and the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4), to another, the person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall have his or her operating privilege suspended as provided in s. 343.30 (1j).

SB528, s. 13 Section 13. 346.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,8,9 346.22 (1) (d) If a person violates s. 346.18 and the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another, the person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall have his or her operating privilege suspended as provided in s. 343.30 (1j).

SB528, s. 14 Section 14. 346.22 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,8,13 346.22 (1) (e) If a person violates s. 346.18 and the violation results in death to another, the person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall have his or her operating privilege suspended as provided in s. 343.30 (1j).

SB528, s. 15 Section 15. 346.22 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,8,17 346.22 (1) (f) If a court finds that a person violated s. 346.18, the court shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, order the person to attend a traffic safety school as provided under s. 345.60 (4).

SB528, s. 16 Section 16. 346.37 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB528,9,2 346.37 (1) (c) 4. Notwithstanding subd. 1., a motorcycle facing a red signal at an intersection may, after stopping as required under subd. 1. for not less than 30 seconds, proceed cautiously through the intersection before the signal turns green if no other vehicles are present at the intersection to actuate the signal and the operator of the motorcycle reasonably believes the signal is vehicle actuated. The operator of a motorcycle proceeding through a red signal under this subdivision shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicular traffic, pedestrian, bicyclist, or rider of an electric personal assistive mobility device proceeding through a green signal at the intersection or lawfully within a crosswalk or using the intersection.

SB528, s. 17 Section 17. Initial applicability.

SB528,9,5 (1) The treatment of section 84.06 (1m) of the statutes first applies to highway improvements for which planning is begun on the effective date of this subsection.

SB528,9,8 (2) The treatment of sections 38.04 (4) (e) 3., 115.28 (11) (c), and 343.61 (6) (c) of the statutes first applies to driver education courses that are begun on the effective date of this subsection.

SB528,9,12 (3) The treatment of sections 343.30 (1j), 345.60 (1) and (4), 346.22 (1) (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), and 346.37 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes first applies to violations occurring on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of sentencing a person.

SB528,9,15 (4) The treatment of sections 343.07 (4) (a) and 343.16 (1) (a) and (2) (cm) of the statutes first applies to applications for an operator's license submitted to the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection.

SB528, s. 18 Section 18. Effective date.

SB528,9,18 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.

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